Time and wage indicator.



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TIME AND WAGE INDICATOR.

(Applimion mea Aug. ao, 1900.) (-Nu Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet l.

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TIME AND WAGE INDICATOR.

(Apbxicaeinn med Aug. so, 1900.)

No. 675,34l.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JESSE T. RICE, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GEORGEH. GILDERSLE'EVE, OF SAME PLACE.

TIME AND WAGE` INDICATOR.

S'EEQXFTCATION formingpart of Letters Patent 1\To.,675,341, dated May28, 1901. .Application nea August so, 1900. serai Natsabe.' (Nomad.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JESSE T. RICE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan,have invented new and useful Improvements in Time and Wage Indicators,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a new and useful time and wage indicator; andthe invention consists in the combination and arrangement of partsparticularly described and claimed in this specification; and theobjects of my of time he has labored and the exact sumv of money he hasearned, and, third, to furnish a combined time and wage indicator simplein construction, efticientin operation, and which cannot get out ofrepair by any ordinary usage. Theseobjects I accomplish by means of themechanism illustrated'in' the'a'ccompanying drawings, in whichp Figure lshows a plan view of a series of individual indicators supported on asuitable frame and arranged around a central oper-I ating-shaft, a partof the frame being cut away to show the gear connection. Fig. 2 shows aside elevation, partlyl in section, of a frame containing several seriesof individual indicators. of key which is yused by the workman and whichconnects the gear ofthe individual indicator with the gear on thecentral shaft of the supporting-frame. Fig. 4 shows a sectional view ofone ofthe individual indicators, illustrating the working parts of thismechanism. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the individual indicator with a partof the outer shell cnt away, showing the arrangement of figuresindicating the timeworked and amount of money earned. Fig. 6 is an outerend view of the projecting part O, showing the keyhole or slot. Fig. 7is a detached planview -of the mechanism which conveys the motion fromshaft ofthe individual indicator to the cylinder ,which contains figuresindicating days and days wages.

Fig. 3 shows my preferred form j Like characters refer to like partsthroughont the several views.

A represents the frame,which supports both the central shaft and theindividual indicators. This frame A may be constructed of any suitableform and of any suitable material.

B is the outer shell of the individual indicator and is preferablyconstructed of metal and provided with an inwardlyextending hub'. It issecured to the supporting-frame A and is provided with a gear-wheel C,which is adapted to engage with a large gear on the central shaft, ashereinafter described.

, H is a cylindercarrying iigures indicating hours and parts of hours,with figures indicating cents so placed as to correspond with thefigures indicating hours and fractions of 'hours-that is, opposite eachligure indicating hours or fractional parts thereof there are placedfigures indicating the amount of money or number of cents earned duringthe time indicated. rPhecylinderH is secured to the shaft Y by means ot'a key K, which causes the cylinder to revolve with the shaft, but allowsthe shaft to be moved longitudinally for the purpose of engaging thegear C with the gear on the drive-shaft and disengaging the sametherefrom. For convenience I provide a cylindrical projection O, whichrevolves with the cylinder H. The projection O is provided with thekeyhole M. (Shown in Fig. 6.,)

L is a spring of any suitable form, which bears against a shoulder onthe shaft Y at one end and against a shoulder rigid with the cylinder Hat the other end. Instead of placing the spring near the front, as shownby L, it may be placednear the opposite side, as shown by 3 in Fig. 4.The operation of the spring is precisely the same in either position.

D is the key, which is provided with a shoulder I, as' shown. Theoperation of this part of my invention is` as follows: The key is passedthrough the keyhole M, and the inner end of the key pushes o'r moves theshaft Y until the gear C is in engagement with the gear T on the mainshaft of the frame. The key D is then turned until the shoulder Iengages with the inner shell of O, which retains said gears inengagement. In Fig. 4 the key Yis shown in place to retain the gears Cand T IOO 6o ,dicators in all.

thenum'bers in the series are the number of 'series and may be varied.In the drawings 'the individu'alindicators shown with the key`inplaceare in gear with the gear in the central'shaft, and thoseindicators without the 4'keys are'out ofgear with the gear of the cenftral shaft.

dicator V, which is moved by the movement. of the shaft Y and can bereadily moved, l when the gears are not connected to indicate any numberof hours or fractions thereof.

G is a cylinder mounted on the shaft Y, but movingindependentlythereof.Thiscylinder G is provided with figures indicating days and figuresindicating while cylinder G onlyindicates days.

employed and five cents as the amount earned. In the ordinary use of mydevice if ya'workman continues toworkfor ten hours worked and fourdollars earned.

d 'The Vframe LA is supported upon any suitable base,and-its drive-shaftU projects above 4thesupporting-frame andis'provided with a crank R forrevolving the'shaft. A series of 'the individual indicators are arrangedaround 'the central shaft, and for each series-the shaft is'providedwith a largev gear T. I have shown'tenindividual indicators in eachseries and five of these series, making fty in- It will be understoodVthat the wages earnedthat is, opposite the number of days'aregures'indicating the amount ofwages learned. by the workman for thetime indicated. The shaftY is provided with an arm; D, which at eachrevolution of the shaft Y engages with oneof the arms of the star--whee1`E and moves ,the starwheel forward one notch. The star-wheel 'Eis rigidwith;` its shaft P, 'and the shaft 'P also covers the smallwheel F. The wheel F has oogs orf teeth engaging with the notches 2ont'ne cyl-f inder G, and each revolution of the shaft Y; moves thecylinder G forward one notch. By; jthis construction the cylinder H makes a1complete'revol-ution in the same time thatv vcylinder G'moves forwardone notch, and the cylinder 'H marks hours and'parts of hours, The shellB i'sprjovided with a slot. (Shown in Fig. i f5 byN.) This lslotdisclosesthe figures on; both cylinders `above described. n In the ex-lampleshown in sadFig. 5 the figures on cyl-5 in'd'erl G's'ho'w one dayand two dollars as the "amount earned and the figures on cylinder Ilshow one-quarter of -an hour as the time `indicator to be usedby theworkman.

I have describedabove mypreferred form 4dial S, vwhich is preferablydivided so as to indicate sixty hours, or, in all, six Working days often hours each. The spacesindicating hours are preferably subdivided soas t0 designate fractions of hours. The subdivision on the faceV of thisdial S and of the other dials may be adapted to longer or shorterperiodsWithout departing from my invention. The figures in the individualindicators indicating time and indicating wages are printed, preferably,on strips ofpaper and placed on the cylinders,`which'cylinders are soconstructed that strips can be easilyapplied. The figures are'of 'thekind to 'indicate at all times the rate ofwages paid, each individualindicator having :a 'strip It0-indicate the rate of Wages oftheworkmanusing the indicator.

The operation'o'f my invention is as follows: The time and wageindicator complete is prefl erably inclosed ina 4surrounding case andplaced in the room Where' the workmen using the device'are at work."Eachworklnan is provided with a keyb'earing a'number'or other mark tocorrespond With the individual lThe case is opened before the timefor-work begins in the morning. As th'eworkmencome to the factory eachman puts his key-intothe keyhole of his indicatonpushes thelkey'in,turns the same, and 'then connectshis'indicator withA the central gearand'thekeysare all left in place. lVlhen themen are all in and atwork,the "foreman .or lother person having the'matter'in charge locks thecase and it remains locked until noon, whe-nthe foreman unlocks the`case 'and `by means of the crank R moves forward the indicator on theface of the dials Wand the cylindersH,

so that the figures shown through the -sl'otM will indicate the numberof hours worked by each man and thel amount of wages earned.

In the afternoon thev operation vis repeated,

and the cylinders H will show the number of hours worked by eaclrman'andamount of wages vearnedby each man,'and the cylinder G will indicate thenumber of days and wages by days.

In 'case a Workman "should 'come late he finds the case locked and goesto the foreman.

arrival and opens the case and sets back the indicator and cylinder H ofthework-mans indicator to indicate the loss of time occasioned by thetardiness-for instance, if the workman is one hour vlatey his' indicatoris set back -one hour before the key isi-nserted making connection withthe gear on the main IOO The foreman carefully notes the time vof hisshaft, and when the indicators are moved forl ward at noon the indicatorof the tardy workman'will show that he has lost one hour. If

Vare advanced at noon the indicator of the Workman quitting Work ateleven oclock Will show that he has lost one hour. I have given aboveone form of using my time and wage indicator, but afterL hours may beused, and each foreman will use the same in the best manner to suit hisconvenience.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim to have invented, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a time and Wage indicator, a driveshaft, a gear-Wheel carriedthereby, operating means for said shaft, a series of springactuatedshafts circumferentially surrounding said shaft, means to permit of thelongitudinal movement of said spring-actuated shafts, a rotary indicatormounted upon said shaft and operated thereby, a rotary indicator,operating means therefor, an arm carried by each of said spring-actuatedshafts for operating the operating means for the lastnamed rotaryindicator, and means engaging said spring-actuated shafts for causingthe intermeshing of said gear-Wheels.

2. In a time and Wage indicator, a casing provided with a suitable slotand an inwardly-extendinghub; a springeactuated longitudinally-movingshaft extending therethrough, a rotary hour-indicator arranged Withinsaid casing and mounted upon said shaft, a day-indicator arranged Withinsaid casing, operating means for said shaft rotating thereby saidhour-indicator, and means operated by said shaft for intermittentlyrotating said day-indicator.

3. In a time and Wage indicator, a driveshaft, a gear-Wheel carriedthereby, `operating means for said shaft, a casing, a springactuatedshaft extending therethrough, a gear-Wheel carried by saidspring-actuated shaft, a rotary hour-indicator arranged Within saidcasing and mounted upon said shaft, a day-indicator arranged Within saidcasing, means for causing the meshing of said gear- Wheels impartingmotion thereby to said spring-actuated shaft and operating saidhourindicator, and means operated by said springactuated shaft forintermittently rotating said day-indicator.

4. In a time and Wage indicator, a casing provided with a suitable slot,a spring-actuated longitudinally-moving shaft extending therethrough, arotaryhour-indicator arranged Within said casing and mounted upon saidshaft, a day-indicator arranged Within said casing, operating means forsaid shaft rotating thereby said hour-indicator, means for operatingsaid day-indicator, and an arm carried by said shaft for intermittentlyoperating said means for operating the day-indicator.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of .twosubscribingwitnesses.

' JESSE T. RICE.

Witnesses:

EDWARD TAGGART, ELIZABETH J. PHILLIPS

